"Hahaha......" Liu Jiexuan's laughter was very hearty, and Liu Jiexuan's praise was also very sincere, but his praise made Niu Juming feel as if he had been slapped in the face. But he could only stand up, smile and raise the wine glass in his hand, and drink it all together with Liu Jiexuan.

"Good! Heroism! Liu Jiexuan laughed and said, "As soon as I look at Mr. Niu's drinking, I know that Mr. Niu is a reliable person like Daoist Xuanyi!" Hahahaha......"

With Liu Jiexuan taking the lead, the others also took turns to come over to toast, saying words of admiration and admiration, but these words were basically the same: "Mr. is amazing, he is about to catch up with Xuanyi Daoist." ”

Such praise naturally made Niu Juming very depressed, but he also had to make a look of joy and humility.

Everyone toasted a round of wine in a noisy, and Niu Juming's face began to turn a little red. Huang Zide looked at it and knew that Niu Juming's alcohol consumption was just average, so he said: "Okay, everyone has also toasted Mr. Niu, and we will continue to attack the city tomorrow." Mr. Niu, how about I accompany you around tomorrow? ”

Niu Juming said: "The marshal is busy with military affairs, how can he waste time on such things?" Just send someone and lead it down to take a look, no. ”

Huang Zide smiled when he heard this: "Mr. doesn't know, there are no accidents these days, all kinds of things are in order, everyone is busy, that is, insiders, they are all so busy that their feet don't touch the ground." It's just me, but it's nothing. You can wander around all day, hahaha......"

Everyone laughed along. Liu Jiexuan said: "Big brother, a few days ago, you complained every day, and you were the busiest in the whole army. Now it's rare to be idle for a few days, but I came to show off. Hehe, eldest brother, you won't be able to show off for a few days, I heard Daoist Xuan Yi say that there will be ten days at most, and the reinforcements from the imperial court should come. This reinforcement thing is not like the siege training that goes through the motions every day, at that time, there will be a big brother you are busy, and then we brothers, just follow the deployment of the eldest brother to fight, but the Taoist chief, at that time, I am afraid that it will be the most leisurely, hahaha......"

Niu Juming listened, and was stunned in his heart, when this time of war, in various commentaries, shouldn't it be the busiest time to be a military advisor? What is this Xuanyi Taoist do, who is a military advisor?

……

Early the next morning, Niu Juming woke up in the military trumpet, hurriedly freshened up, and heard the sergeant report that Marshal Huang was coming. Niu Juming hurriedly greeted him, but saw that Huang Zide had already strode over. As soon as he saw Niu Juming, he stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold Niu Juming's hand and said, "Mr. is up?" Just went to breakfast with me. ”

Huang Zide took Niu Juming to a camp, but saw that there was already a long queue of people waiting there at this time. Huang Zide directly took Niu Juming to stand at the end of the line, and said to Niu Juming with a hint of apology: "Mr. Niu, the rules in the army, everyone is waiting in line in this 'canteen' to eat, up and down, down to the recruits, all the same, but I didn't mean to be disrespectful to Mr. ”

"Since it is a rule in the army, students naturally have to abide by it when they are in the army." Niu Juming said, "Besides, marshals are no exception, how dare students make an exception?" Moreover, the marshal and the soldiers share weal and woe, comparable to the famous general Li Guang in ancient times. It's really impressive. ”

"This Huang doesn't dare to be." Huang Zide said.

Flying General Li Guang, in the hearts of the literati, his status is naturally very high, and in folk tales, he is also a legendary figure. But in the eyes of real soldiers, it is questionable whether Li Guang can be regarded as a "famous general". When Huang Zide was in Shangluo Mountain, he also learned some ancient battle examples with Xuan Yi, and he also knew a lot about Li Guang's achievements, in his opinion, Li Guang was also a brave man who could charge on the battlefield and capture the flag, but he was still 108,000 miles away from the "commander". Now hearing that Niu Juming compares himself to Li Guang, Huang Zide's heart is actually not happy. And there is a faint feeling that "this person has limited military knowledge". However, he also thought that Niu Juming was still good in terms of strategy, and the strategy proposed yesterday coincided with Xuanyi Daoren, so he should have a good vision of the overall situation.

"Mr. Niu, for this army to be combative, it needs a lot of conditions, such as being well-fed, well-fed, and practicing a lot. Another is good command. And in order to command effectively, the most important thing is that the commander must convince the soldiers that he is fair. Now the reason why the Jokhang official army has repeatedly failed is that in addition to the will of heaven, there is also injustice. In general, the court is unfair to the generals, those who are honest and down-to-earth in the war, suffer losses, lose soldiers, can not be replenished, and even die on the battlefield, while those who steal and play tricks are getting better and better, and one by one they have become general soldiers and named generals. To put it mildly, the generals are just as unfair to the sergeants below. Mr. Niu, you see, there is no general in this court who does not deduct the salary of small soldiers, and there is no one who does not drink the blood of soldiers. They stripped the ordinary sergeants of their salaries and kept a small group of 'family members' while providing for their own food and drink. Is this 'house' really used to fight a big battle? Hehe, a general soldier, a little less, but 1200 families, a little more, only 12,000 families. With such a few people, what kind of battle can be fought? These family members are more used to suppress other soldiers who can't get paid, right? That's it. Where are these soldiers willing to fight with their lives? What fighting spirit can you have on the battlefield? As soon as you go to the battlefield, you will slip away, which is a common thing. ”

As the two spoke, the line moved forward, and soon they reached the window where they were served. At this time, the revolutionary army did not have a base area, and the food was temporarily enough to eat by relying on the seizure, but there was really no guarantee of vegetables or anything. Nowadays, including Huang Zide, everyone only eats dry rice.

After eating, Huang Zide led Niu Juming to see the drills of the sergeants and the "siege" of Kaifeng.

Niu Juming said: "Since the marshal doesn't really want to take Kaifeng, why do you have to stop here." Now that Yang Fei has just died, although the imperial court sent Ding Qirui to take over, he has just taken over, and he may not be able to coordinate those armies in Huguang. Why didn't the marshal go to Huguang, but still stay under Kaifeng City? ”

Huang Zide smiled when he heard this: "Mr. said yesterday that Huguang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we want to go to Huguang, we must first take Xiangyang. Xiangyang was attacked by Zhang Bingzhong once, and now it is impossible to sneak attack a second time. It's not easy to beat hard. If we don't take Xiangyang, bypass it, and go to Huguang, it's okay, but if Xiangyang is in the hands of officers and men, it will be difficult for us to really gain a foothold in Huguang. Therefore, we must first mobilize Huguang's army, and we will annihilate them outside Huguang first, so that Huguang can truly be ours. What do you think of me, sir? ”

Niu Juming thought about it for a while, and then said: "The imperial court has lost two princes in a row, and I don't dare to have any more problems in Kaifeng." Therefore, we will definitely find a way to mobilize troops as soon as possible to relieve the siege. It's just that...... The army of the imperial court is coming, if there are many people......"

"Mr. Niu doesn't know yet, the imperial court is now fighting with Tartar in Liaodong again, and the Liaodong army can't count on it, and even Jiubian has transferred a lot of troops to rescue. Even if the imperial court wins, most of these armies will suffer heavy losses, and there will definitely be no hope for a short time. Huang Zide said, "The number of officers and soldiers in other places who can be mobilized is limited, even if they come, they are also looking for death." Now it is really possible to lift the siege of Kaifeng, and it is only the official army of Huguang. As for the officers and men of Huguang alone, their number is already limited, and they have come with labor, so we are just right, break them in a battle, and then we can take advantage of the situation to go south and seize Huguang. ”

When Niu Juming heard this, he exclaimed: "The marshal is really wise. ”

"Celestial wisdom?" Huang Zide laughed, "If it's really wise, what did I do in the early years?" If I hadn't met Xuanyi Daoist, now, I'm afraid that I'm Huang Zide, and I'm still a rogue who doesn't want to live tomorrow after today. However, in fact, now, Huang still does not have a foundation, in fact, he is still a 'rogue', and if he really lays down Huguang and even a bigger place in the future, governance is a bigger problem. To be honest, the people around Huang, including Huang, really don't understand how to govern the place. There are many things that I will have to borrow from Mr. in the future. ”

After the dinner party that welcomed him last night, Niu Juming learned more about Xuanyi Daoist through talking with the sergeant who accompanied him. Only then did I realize that my previous judgment of Xuanyi Daoist was all wrong. And the strategic arrangement that Huang Zide talked to him about just now also made him realize that in terms of strategic planning, he is not better than Xuanyi Daoren. However, at this time, Huang Zide's words made him confident. Xuanyi Taoist people are indeed very capable and understand a lot of things. But when it comes to how to govern the place, although I have no experience in this area, as a Confucian scholar and a person, is it not as good as a Taoist priest in this regard? Moreover, even if Xuanyi Dao is omnipotent, he can't govern the place alone. After occupying large tracts of land, a large number of local officials were needed. It is not easy to find such a large number of people who can serve as local officials, and it requires connections. As a Confucian scholar and a lifter, in terms of connections, he must be much stronger than a Taoist priest.

"As long as the people who govern the place are my friends, no matter how strong the ability of Xuanyi Dao is, it is impossible to suppress me." Niu Juming thought so.